EWING TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- A suspect led police on a chase through three New Jersey towns, and the pursuit only ended when his vehicle left the road and crashed.

The incident happened on August 1 in Ewing Township.

Police Chief Al Rhodes said Victor Martin, 62, of Stratford, N.J., was wanted for eluding and aggravated assault against a police officer in Lawrence Township. Martin also had warrants in Florida.

While Martin was sitting in the Wawa parking lot on Silvia Street on Friday morning, an officer received a wanted persons alert through the vehicle's license plate reader.

"While trying to ascertain the identity of the person, the subject pulled a knife on the officers," said Rhodes.

Chief Rhodes said officers backed away when they saw Martin had a large kitchen knife in his righ

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